methenyl+
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methenyl+
prefix (to a trivial biochemical name) denoting substitution of a methene group into the indicated parent compound (at the positions specified by appropriate locants); e.g. 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate. Compare methylene+.
| methene bridge, methene, methemoglobinemia | |
| methenyltetrahydrofolate cyclohydrolase, methine, methioninate |
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